St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-10-05

SHoNcU blidG NtpL were Tic OILY
complete plans and specifications
test, and at the meeting two weeks since
succeeded in getting the votes Of the
county commissioners to defeat con-
firmati0n. The trouble threatened TO
stop all work on the court house until
the legislature met, but the conversion
of the county board last night removes
all obstacles, and Dir. Day says the
court house will be ready by next fall,
the flushing Oil the interior to be car
ried on all winter. Immediately after
passing the confirming resolution, the
joint session adjourned, and the council
meeting was called to order, with Vice
President DOWlan in the chair.
THE TAX LEVY FINED.
The council had long and tedious
session. It succeeded in doing two i'm
pOrtant things-fiXing the tax rate for
1855 and defeating the propositions to
buy marEet-hOuse sites in the Fourth,
Fifth and Sixth wards. The following
communication regarding the tax levy
was submitted by Comptroller Roche:
have the honor to present to your honor
able body my tax levy estimate for the year
1888, showing in minute detail all of the
timated expenditures of the city governmet
for which a tax levy is required.
The tax requirements for city purposes are
Is follows. viz:
Interest upon the bonded debt. $21S, 496
| City bonds maturing in 1888. SD,
500, May L. 1SS. SO, 600, Nov.
I Ward fund expenditures ........ 127. l20
Ninety million eight hundred thousand sand dol dol
lars 900 300. OO0), assessed valuation of real
and personal estate (being conseryatiyely
estimated at about 80 per cent. of the actual
cash yaluel, at eleven and fifty-hundredths
| mills Ql.5O mills) OH each dollar will realize
one million forty-four thousand two hun
| dred (S1.044 200 dollars. which is the
amount necessary for city purposes.
The state, county and board of education
| tax ieyies figure as follows, VIZ:
S,t -. 80, 20
Soanly purposes. ...-..'..-..-.-.-.2 10
This makes the grand total tax lew for all
| purposes as follows, viz: For the First
Second, Third Fourth and Fifth assess
ment districts covering all the property in
| the original First, Second, Third. Fourth and
Mills.
| City purposes. ................1I.50
State Gncluding mill for Estate School
una Observation-Disclosures. 2-30
Board Of education. Observation-Disclosures. $50
| County purposes MISREPRESENTATION. 30
Grand total tax levy for the five as
D = ~
| The grand total tax levies for the Sixth,
| Seventh, Eighth, Ninth and Tenth assess
ment districts, owing to the property being
exempt from the city debt at the time of an
nexation. figures as follows, viz:
Sixth assessment district, Sixth ward. 1880
| Seventh assessment district the terri
| tory from Rose and Reserve town
ships annexed in 1885 $500
| Eighth assessment district, new terri
tory "A 0nDayad N tho 1870
| Ninth assessment district, new terri
| tory ''B," located in Little Canada and
Mel Lean townships, annexed in 1885. Is. 90
Ienth assessment district new territory
annexed i'll 1887. .......... .......17 90
The one mill levied by the state for the
! purpose of increasing the state school
fund, > is to be aprortioned by the state to
| the various school districts throughout the
state, as required by the legislative act of
1887. The property in the city of st. Paul
| will be required to pay 500, 500 into the state
treasury under this one mill tax,
the same time the board of education,
will receive about $4,000 of the amount,
| and will lose about $4,000 in consequence
toned per capita of the children between the
| ages of five and twenty-one years attending
| the public schools. The children attending
| the parochial and private schools in this
city
ARE VERY NUMEROUS
and are not figured by the state in the per
| capita distribution to the board of education
| hence the loss
consider that when property is taxed for
| sch0o! purposes, the whole amount of tax
paid should belong to the district taxed.
The board of Education will receive about
| 100000 from the whole tax levy as figured
| by this estimate, which is over 100000
| more than the school levy of last year.
The estimate provides for all of the require
\ mentS as asked for by the Board of Fire Com
| missioners. Board of Workhouse Commits
sioners, Library Board, Police Department,
ETC. and appears to be ample in every par
ticular. consider an increase of the levy
| would be excessive taxation.
am of the opinion that it will be public
| benefit to reduce the estimate one mill for
| city purposes in this manner: There are
| $4,000 city bonds maturing in the year
q, 1888. Considering that there is posi-
bility of the liquor licenses reaching the
number of 2S7 at $1,000 each. being
eighty-seven licenses more than l
| additional SS7, 900, then the bonds can be re-
deemed without levying the tax, thereby
making the grand total tax 20 mills. But
should the licenses not reach the required
number SO as to redeem the bonds. then the
| proper financial steps for their redemption
| can be taken as there will be sufficient time
between the time when the liquor licenses
will have to be paid and the time when the
| bonds will mature in November, 1888.
The city of st. Paul has a reputation for
low tax levies, under which she has always
| proSpered, and there can be no Just cause
why it should be otherwise in the future Very
respectfully,
JOHN W. ROCHE, City Comptroller.
THE DEBTS AND CREDITS.
The apportionment of the tax levy,
or the estimates of amounts which Mr..
Roche figures will be required to pay
bonds and interest on bonds and sup
port the varions departments of the city
government, are given below:
Interest upon bonded debt. 49,. $2IS, 496 90
City bonds due May and No
| Vember, 1888. $500 90
Salaries of city officers ......... 37,S66 67
Board of public works and en-
| ployes. ....... Il 200 90
Building inspectors department 13,40O 90
Board of health 80. ........ 1900 90
Police department. ........... 164 100 90
St Paul workhouse. ............ $4,000 90
Fire department. .............. 225, $50 90
Judgments. ............... 1857 90
Engineering department. ....... 49OS0.00
Certificates of Indebtedness. 5543O 80
st. Paul Gas company ...... 100000
Robert Seegar's Gasoline lamp
contract. ............. ...... So. 600. 90
Aims house and hospital, for
onethird city's portion ex-
peuse Observation-Disclosures. $4,000. 90
tionery ............ 100000
st. Paul Water Works, water for
public purposes payable semi